Pascal Zabayo has worked at Concord High school for two years as a tutor currently and has also taught art. He started his college education at Husson University, and graduated from Plymouth State, with a degree in graphic design and marketing. He’s lived in Concord since 2016, after moving from Uganda. He coaches boys soccer at Seacoast United and helps out at Concord as well. When asked what made him want to coach he said, “I want to see a little Pascal on TV and say, ‘hm, I didn't make it, but I coached him, now he made it.” Throughout the interview when we spoke about soccer, he was very insistent on commitment. A piece of advice he would give to a student getting into soccer is, “get out of your house. Go play the sport…pick a sport…You're in high school already, you should know what you love and what you don't love.” So, if you need coaching advice, you know what to expect from Pascal.

By Jasmine Dorval

Camryn Dubois is the varsity’s soccer goalie this year. She is in tenth grade and has been playing for three years. Beforehand, she's played as a midfielder and striker. Her favorite part about being goalie is being able to use her hands. Something she tries to keep in mind while playing is, “that not every goal is my fault.” When asked about a piece of advice to give to someone playing soccer for the first time is, “literally just do it. A couple girls on the team started their freshman year and they’re on Varsity now, seniors and juniors. It's fun.” When Camryn gets out of school she wants to go into the medical field and work in the Neonatal intensive care unit or, NICU.

By Jasmine Dorval

Chef Jayson McCarter is one of my role models. Not only is he a dog person, but he is an inspiring person in general. He was pushed to succeed from a young age. Starting work young, he dreamed of being a firefighter like his uncle. As he grew older, he joined the navy, becoming a chef and was offered many opportunities along the way. He was even the chef for two presidents! When he finished his enlistment in the military, he helped build a program for the New Hampshire Food Bank.

Afterwards, he was offered a job to become the teacher of the culinary CRTC at concord high school. And last year, he started Gratitude, a student run restaurant and caterer. “By definition,” He said in an interview with me, “Gratitude is a conscious, positive emotion one can express when feeling thankful for something, whether tangible or intangible. Students have a lot to be thankful for, the entire building if full of people that are so hyper focused on your positive outcomes. Teaching is not an easy task, and pretty much every educator that I know goes far above and beyond to provide their very best....not some ‘minimum standard’ to their students.”-written by Gabriel Patterson